2 Piscis Austrini

2 Piscis Austrini
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Microscopium
Right ascension 21h 06m 24.67728s[1]
Declination −32° 20′ 29.8240″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.20
Characteristics
Spectral type K3III
Astrometry
Parallax (π)9.94 ± 0.24[2] mas
Distance328 ± 8 ly
(101 ± 2 pc)
Other designations
2 Piscis Austrini, CD−32° 16398, HD 200763, HIP 104174, HR 8076, SAO 212716
Database references
SIMBADdata

2 Piscis Austrini (abbreviated as 2 PsA), also known as HR 8076, is an orange giant star located approximately 328 light years away in the constellation Microscopium, despite its Flamsteed designation. Its apparent magnitude is 5.20.[1] It shines with a luminosity approximately 97 times that of the Sun and has a surface temperature of 4831 K.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "HD 200763". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  2. ↑ van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the New Hipparcos Reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–64. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  3. ↑ McDonald, I.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Boyer, M. L. (2012). "Fundamental Parameters and Infrared Excesses of Hipparcos Stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 427 (1): 343–57. arXiv:1208.2037. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.427..343M. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.21873.x.
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